Fishing-gaff.



Nd. 763,726- I PATENTED JUNE 28 1904 FISHING GAFF.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 26, 1903.

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UNITED STATES Patented June 28, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

FISHING-GAFF.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 763,726, dated June 28,1904.

Application filed September 26, 1903. Serial No. 174,726. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MENZO F. 000K, a citizen of the United States,residing at Flint, county of Genesee, State of Michigan, have invented acertain new and useful Improvement in Fishing-Gaffe; and I declare thefollowing to beafull, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains tomake and use the same, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings,which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to gaff-hooks, and has for its object an improvedhook adapted to be used by fishermen for catching and landing fish inplace of the usual landing-net.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a section of the hook and a portion of thehandle. Fig. 2 is a section of the ferrule connection between the handleand the hook.

The ferrule is made in two parts 1 and 2, and of these the part 1 issecured to a wooden haft or handle. The part 2 is secured to the hook.The two parts are separably connected by a screw 3. The screw 3 is madeby threadinga rod from end to end. A portion of the threaded rod isinserted in a tube 4: and secured either by soldering it or by screwingand soldering it. The abutting end 5 of the zone of the ferrule whichsurrounds the screw is slightly rimmed out. The terminal 2, which holdsthe hook, is drawn, turned, bored, or swaged and is provided with ascrew-threaded socket 6. The zone 7, which surrounds the mouth of thesocket, is slightly rimmed out. The hook 8 is made from a good qualityof steel, is provided with an upset head9,-Which fits in a countersunkseat in the terminal 2,

from the handle and stored in any suitable and secure place where itwill not be liable to injure the user and from which it may be quicklytaken and mounted for use. The separable hookcan be made very sharp andkept very sharp.

What I claim is 1. In a fishing-gaff, in combination with a ferruleprovided with a screw-coupling, a hook-bearing terminal, a countersunkseat in the terminal, a hook provided with a head engaging said seat andsecured in place by soldering or brazing in addition to the securityafforded by the head, substantially as described.

2. In a fishing-gaff, in combination with a ferrule, a coupling-pluginside the ferrule, a screw-coupling secured in the plug, a separableterminal provided with a screw-socket and with a hook having a headedpart within the terminal and a pointed hook part projecting therefrom,substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I sign this specification in the presence of twowitnesses.

' MENZO F. COOK.

Witnesses:

MAY E. Ko'r'r, CHARLES F. BURTON.

